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• 4 • Opinion (Amazing Stories, March 1982) • [Opinion (Amazing Stories)] • essay by Robert Silverberg
• 6 • The Making of a Professional: A. E. van Vogt • interview of A. E. van Vogt • interview by Jeffrey M. Elliot
• 14 • Intercom (Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1982) • essay by Elinor Mavor
• 18 •   Review: Ellison Reads Ellison by Harlan Ellison • review by Tom Staicar
• 18 • Review of the Gregg Press series of the works of Fritz Leiber • essay by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: Weird Tales #3 by Lin Carter • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: Strange Tales by William H. Desmond and Diane Howard • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: The Wonderful Lips of Thibong Linh by Theodore Roscoe • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: Lord of the Dead by Robert E. Howard • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: H. P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism by S. T. Joshi • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: Twentieth-Century American Science Fiction Writers by David Cowart and Thomas L. Wymer • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 •   Review: Science Fiction Voices #3 by Jeffrey M. Elliot • review by Tom Staicar
• 19 • Review of the associational work "Mystery Adventure" by Diane M. Howard and William H. Desmond • essay by Tom Staicar
• 20 •   Review: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction by Neil Barron • review by Tom Staicar
• 20 •   Review: Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide by Marshall B. Tymn • review by Tom Staicar
• 20 •   Review: Last Communion by Nicholas Yermakov • review by Tom Staicar
• 20 •   Review: The Psycho-Technic League by Poul Anderson • review by Tom Staicar
• 20 •   Review: The City of the Singing Flame by Clark Ashton Smith • review by Tom Staicar
• 21 • History/Herstory • poem by Ellin Carter
• 21 •   Review: How to Write Best Selling Fiction by Dean R. Koontz • review by Tom Staicar
• 21 •   Review: Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight • review by Tom Staicar
• 21 • Review of the nonfiction work "Fiction Writer's Market" • essay by Tom Staicar
• 22 •  The Cheese Stands Alone • interior artwork by Skip Olsen
• 23 • The Cheese Stands Alone • short story by Harlan Ellison
• 31 •  The Cheese Stands Alone [2] • interior artwork by Skip Olsen
• 32 • The Rape of Things to Come • short story by Ernest Hogan
• 33 •  The Rape of Things to Come • interior artwork by Del Harris
• 40 •  The Rape of Things to Come [2] • interior artwork by Del Harris
• 42 • Moon of Ice • novella by Brad Linaweaver
• 42 •  Moon of Ice • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian
• 66 •  Moon of Ice [2] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian
• 74 • A Mist in the Chamber • poem by Edward Martindale
• 76 •  Ship of Darkness • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian
• 77 • Ship of Darkness • (1948) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
• 87 •  Ship of Darkness [2] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian
• 88 • The Last Picasso • short story by Ron Montana
• 88 •  The Last Picasso • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 96 • Two Million Years and Counting • poem by Ron Montana
• 96 •  The Last Picasso [2] • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 97 • Open Letter to the Science Fiction & Fantasy World • essay by Forrest J. Ackerman
• 98 • Titmouse • short story by Stan Simmons and Mary Stultz
• 99 •  Titmouse • interior artwork by Skip Olsen
• 112 •  Titmouse [2] • interior artwork by Skip Olsen
• 113 • The Trials of Rollo • short story by Barry N. Malzberg
• 115 • 'The Lurker Behind the Corner of the Eye' • poem by Scott E. Green
• 116 •  Julie of the Shadows • interior artwork by Rick DeMarco
• 117 • Julie of the Shadows • short story by Lawrence C. Connolly [as by Lawrence Connolly]
• 125 • When We Were Four • poem by Lawrence C. Connolly
• 126 • Their Daily Bread • short story by J. Ray Dettling
• 127 • What Is Left • poem by Joey Froehlich
• 127 •  What Is Left • interior artwork by uncredited
• 128 • Teacher • short story by Frank C. Gunderloy, Jr. [as by Frank C. Gunderloy]
• 128 •  Teacher • interior artwork by uncredited
• 130 • Apology for Beeping Things • poem by Mike DeSimone [as by Mike M. DeSimone]
• 130 •  Apology for Beeping Things • interior artwork by James Odbert [as by James R. Odbert]
• 132 •  The Last Picasso[2] • interior artwork by Gary Freeman